1 Samuel 21:13:51 Sam.21.13.W5TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:14
בְּיָדָ֑ם
beyadam
“in their hand”
- Transliteration
- be-ya-DAM
- Extended
- beh-yah-DAAM
- IPA
- /bəjaːˈðaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-ya-DAM
- clause
va-yesh-NU et-TA-e-mo be-e-NE-ye-hem va-yit-ho-LEL be-ya-DAM
- sentence
va-yesh-NU et-TA-e-mo be-e-NE-ye-hem va-yit-ho-LEL be-ya-DAM va-ye-TAV al-DAL-te-vot ha-SHA-ar va-yo-RED ri-RO el-ze-KA-no
Exegesis
The coordinate clause wə-hā-yāḥ bə-yaḏ-dām {וְהָיָה בְיַדָּם | wə-hā-yāḥ bə-yaḏ-dām} ‘and he was in their hands’ conveys his captivity.
In context — 1 Samuel 21:13
And he changed his behavior before them and behaved crazily in their eyes as a madman; he scratched marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down upon his beard while he was in their hands .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 21:13, so the Hebrew word בְּיָדָ֑ם (beyadam) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.21.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.13.W5.S1) and character.